What also drives most Greeks crazy, in Las Vegas at least, is the fact that Khoury’s does these mazze or mezze or meze or μεζές or whatever you want to call them better than any Greek restaurant in town. The fact that Khoury’s is owned by Lebanese (rather than the hated Turks) must give local Greeks (my tribe) some solace, but it is to local Greek restaurants’ everlasting shame that no local Greek joint (some of which are now run by Russians and Bulgarians) can top what Khoury’s does with fantastic falafel, heavenly hummus, smoky babaganoush, delightful dolmades, luscious loubieh (green beans with garlic and tomatoes), and all sorts of mashed and seasoned cheeses, yogurt and vegetables.

The only thing better than all of these wonderfully cooked and strongly seasoned veggies is the remarkable, fresh from the oven pita bread you will use to sop them up with:

…that is so light, nutty and addictive you will inhale two or three of the beautiful, slightly leavened, Mesopotamia marvels without even thinking about it. (Be forewarned however, they are meant to be eaten fresh from the oven and lose their elasticity quickly once they cool off.)